Ecolab Inc. (ECL) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $86.34BP/E 41.9Yield 0.87%
Ecolab Inc. grew revenue 9.3% to $17.37B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 11.3% to $2.90B, moving the operating margin from 16.4% to 16.7%. Free cash flow was $1.80B, up 15.6% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $86.34B, 41.9 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $86.34B
- P/E ratio
- 41.9
- Price to sales
- 4.97
- Price to book
- 8.28
- Dividend yield
- 0.87%
- Free cash flow yield
- 2.08%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $17.37B
- Net income
- $2.08B
- EPS, diluted
- $7.35
- Free cash flow
- $1.80B
- Book value per share
- $36.95
- Diluted shares
- 282M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 9, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $306.03
- Open
- $305.15
- Day's range
- $302.50 – $307.93
- Volume
- 1,172,623
- Average volume (20 days)
- 1,755,712
- Index membership
- S&P 500, Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.95
- 52-week range
- $243.15 – $318.93
- RSI (14 days)
- 62.4
- Volatility (1 year)
- 21.7%
- Relative volume
- 0.86×
- WACC
- 8.9%
On 2 of our idea lists: Dividend growers, Superinvestor favorites
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (VOO, IVV, SPYM, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | ECL | S&P 500 | Difference | ECL per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +9.2% | -2.4% | +11.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | +8.4% | -1.2% | +9.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | +18.2% | +12.3% | +5.9 pts | ||
| 1 year | +18.8% | +12.4% | +6.3 pts | ||
| 3 years | +78.5% | +78.8% | −0.3 pts | +21.3% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +40.1% | +75.2% | −35.1 pts | +7.0% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +196.5% | +311.1% | −114.6 pts | +11.5% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
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Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Ecolab filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About Ecolab
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Ecolab delivers water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services across four primary operating segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. Its offerings include industrial water treatment chemistries, clean-in-place sanitation systems, commercial dishwashing equipment, pest eradication programs, and biopharmaceutical purification resins. The enterprise serves a diverse global client base across more than 40 industries, including food and beverage processors, quick-service restaurant chains, healthcare facilities, hospitality venues, paper manufacturers, and pharmaceutical producers.
Company profile, executives and historyEcolab stock: common questions
What is Ecolab's stock price?
ECL closed at $307.86 on Nov 11, 2026, up 0.60% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $243.15 and $318.93.
What is Ecolab's market cap?
Ecolab was worth $86.34B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is ECL's P/E ratio?
ECL trades at 41.9 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $7.35 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Ecolab make?
Ecolab reported revenue of $17.37B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 9.3% from a year earlier.
Does Ecolab pay a dividend?
Yes. Ecolab paid $2.68 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 0.87% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 18 years in a row.
When does Ecolab report earnings next?
Ecolab is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 9, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has ECL stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, ECL returned +18.8% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many ECL shares are sold short?
4M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 1.69% of the float, or 2.5 days of average trading volume.
Who are Ecolab's competitors?
Companies most similar to Ecolab by business, industry and size include UL, CL, CHD, EL, PG.
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